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'''Medical equipment'''/medical devices have some consumer issues that set them apart from many other common devices. Some devices are vital to a user’s life or ability to function, such as pacemakers, ventilators, or prosthetics. Ownership and payment may be more complex, with equipment owned by a care facility, or paid for by insurance. Some devices or supplies are only available with physician approval (e.g., oxygen concentrators, CPAP). Many devices fall under more careful regulation, such as by the Food and Drug administration, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Data collected by medical devices can be extremely personal, but users are often shut out from accessing it. There may also be issues with users getting control of their devices. Even when the device is implanted in a users body, others sometimes assert that they should have control, and the user should be denied autonomy.

Standard consumer issues, like right to repair, right to own, interoperability, privacy, and security also apply.

Standard consumer issues, like [[right to repair]], [[right to own]], interoperability, privacy, and security also apply.

Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices.

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 '''Medical equipment'''/medical devices have some consumer issues that set them apart from many other common devices.  Some devices are vital to a user’s life or ability to function, such as pacemakers, ventilators, or prosthetics.  Ownership and payment may be more complex, with equipment owned by a care facility, or paid for by insurance.  Some devices or supplies are only available with physician approval (e.g., oxygen concentrators, CPAP).  Many devices fall under more careful regulation, such as by the Food and Drug administration, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Data collected by medical devices can be extremely personal, but users are often shut out from accessing it. There may also be issues with users getting control of their devices. Even when the device is implanted in a users body, others sometimes assert that they should have control, and the user should be denied autonomy.
-Standard consumer issues, like right to repair, right to own, interoperability, privacy, and security also apply.
+Standard consumer issues, like [[right to repair]], [[right to own]], interoperability, privacy, and security also apply.
 Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices.